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Tag Archives: First Ladies history
Grace Coolidge and Helen Keller
Nearly 100 years ago, First Lady Grace Coolidge met a truly exceptional woman. GC: Special Ed Teacher Grace Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957), a Vermont New Englander born to a middle class family, was the First FLOTUS who earned a full four-year … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Calvin Coolidge, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller, American history, Anne Sullivan, Calvin Coolidge, Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Helen Keller, Helen Keller at Radcliffe College, Helen Keller's teacher Anne Sullivan, history, President Calvin Coolidge, The Clarke School for the Deaf, the education of Grace Goodhue Coolidge, the education of Helen Keller, US history, White House history
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Harriet Lane’s Bracelet Story
Harriet Lane served as de facto First Lady for her bachelor Uncle, POTUS James Buchanan. Little Orphan Harriet James Buchanan was a brother among many sisters. Having received a solid education, he became a successful Pennsylvania attorney, elected to Congress … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Buchanan defeats Fremont, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Franklin Pierce, Harriet Lane, Harriet Lane forbidden to accept gifts, Harriet Lane's suitors, history, James Buchanan, Minister to Great Britain James Buchanan, President Franklin Pierce, President James Buchanan, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Queen Victoria, the Presidential election of 1852, the Presidential election of 1856, US history, White House history
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Dolley Madison: The Recipe Swap
Just as the Madison parlor was always full, so was their dining table. The Early Madison Years When the young widow Dolley Payne Todd became Mrs. James Madison in 1794, their first two years were spent in Philadelphia, then … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Author Catherine Allgor, Catherine Allgor, Dolley Madison, Dolley Madison and ice cream, Dolley Madison's entertaining style, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, Historian Catherine Allgor, history, James Madison, President James Madison, President Thomas Jefferson, Presidential history, Secretary of State James Madison, US history, White House history
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The White House Conservatory: The Lost Treasure
Arguably the largest of all lost White House treasures, is the Conservatory. The Greenhouse Concept Some three hundred years ago, the first greenhouse was built in Colonial America. The concept had been known in Europe for some time: to provide … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Presidential Sites, Rutherford Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Caroline Harrison, First Lady Ida McKinley, First Lady Lucy Hayes, First Lady Mary Lincoln, flowers in the White House, Harriet Lane, Lucy Hayes' avant garde dinner service, Nellie Grant's White House Wedding, President Abraham Lincoln, President Franklin Pierce, President Grover Cleveland, President James Buchanan, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, The Crystal Palace, The White House Conservatory, US history, White House history
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Florence Harding And The Knife in her Back
Warren Harding’s wife was difficult, but his paramours were no picnics either! Warren the Romeo Most citizens of Marion, Ohio in the late-1880s considered Warren Gamaleil Harding one of the handsomest young men in town, plus affable and easy-to-like. When … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "The Duchess", "The Duchess" Harding, American history, Carrie Phillips, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Florence Harding, Florence Harding's health, FLorence Kling Harding, Harding's mistress Carrie Phillips, history, Jim Phillips, President Harding, President Warren G. Harding, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The Marion Star, US history, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding and Carrie Phillips, White House history
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Franklin and Eleanor: The Chasm
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a 5th cousin to Eleanor Roosevelt. The Commonalities of Childhood Descended from Dutch ancestors slightly post-Mayflower, both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelts were New York Knickerbockers, an aristocratic old-line status. Both Franklin (1882-1945) and Eleanor (1883-1961) came … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eleanor's father Elliott Roosevelt, FDR, FDR's mother Sara Delano, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, history, Lucy Mercer, Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Sara Delano Roosevelt, The courtship of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the family life of Eleanor Roosevelt, The family life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, US history, White House history
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The Six FLOTUS Widows of 1947
In January, 1947, five (and maybe a “half”) widowed First Ladies were still living. Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947) Frances Cleveland was a First Lady of many distinctions. She was First Lady two separate times, during the non-consecutive terms of Grover … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Benjamin Harrison, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
Tagged American history, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, Edith Carow Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Edith Roosevelt, First Lady Edith Wilson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Frances Cleveland, First Lady Grace Coolidge, Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, history, Mary Dimmick Harrison, President Benjamin Harrison, President Calvin Coolidge, President Franklin D Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Woodrow Wilson, Presidential widows, Presidential Wife Mary Harrison, Presidential wives, US history, White House history
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The Funeral of Dolley Madison: End of an Era
On July 19, 1849, the largest funeral procession ever held in Washington DC till that time, commemorated the life and death of its most popular resident. The Venerable Mrs. Madison Dolley Payne Madison was 81 when she died on July … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James Madison
Tagged American history, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Hamilton, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Dolley Madison, George Washington, history, James Monroe, John and Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, MArtha Washington, Patrick Henry, President James Madison, Presidential history, Presidential wives, The death of Dolley Madison, The Founding Fathers, the influence of Dolley Madison, the last years of Dolley Madison, Thomas Jefferson, White House history
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Julia Grant: Sleeping With the General
This is Julia’s story. She saw it first hand. General Grant’s One-Two Punch For twenty years, General Ulysses S. Grant had been at the pinnacle: victorious Union General, the Hero of Appomattox, two-term POTUS and world traveler, hosted by kings … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Dr. George Shrady, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferdinand Ward, First Ladies history, General Grant, General Grant's doctor, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant & Ward, Grant business partner Ferdinand Ward, history, Julia Grant, Mark Twain, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the final illness of General Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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Florence Harding’s Hatpin Story
Florence Harding loved politics – and she was a very savvy woman. The Harding: Introduction to Politics Florence Harding was thirty when she married Warren Gamaliel Harding. He was five years younger, the publisher of a weekly newspaper and the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Warren G. Harding
Tagged "Duchess" Harding, American history, First Ladies history, Florence Harding, Harry Daugherty, Harry M. Daugherty, history, Political ambitions of Florence Harding, Presidential history US history, the "smoke filled" room, The election of 1920, The Ohio friends of Warren G. Harding, Warren G. Harding, Warren Harding
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